Eamonn was blown away by the kindness of strangers throughout his journey, and is particularly grateful to a family who helped him after he was bitten by a dog.

He said: “One encounter that springs to mind was near the start, in a town called Süloğlu in northwestern Türkiye. Just the day before, a dog bit me on the backside, so I needed a rabies shot, and as luck would have it there was a small hospital in the town. “But I didn't even make it past the first house in town without getting invited in for coffee and breakfast by a Turkish man, meeting his daughter-in-law and grandkids. And before I left, the granddaughter drew me a little map of the town showing me where the hospital was!”

Madlad